No-score draws for Burnley in our past Premier League fixtures have been like buses, you wait for ages then two come along at once.

And there’s more about buses later on in my notes.

In our brief flirtation during the 2009/10 season we didn’t record a blank-out, now we have a couple back to back against Manchester United and Crystal Palace.

So what are our hopes for the future? Is the proverbial glass half empty or half full? Well in these early stayes I would say it’s certainly half full after these last two goalless draws.

To prevent the likes of Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Angel di Maria, Wilfried Zaha, Jason Puncheon and Dwight Gayle finding the back of the net is no mean achievement given the collective goals they have scored.

That, of course, has to be balanced by the fact that we have only got the one Scott Arfield goal to show from 450 minutes of competitive football.

That could have been doubled down at Selhurst Park on Saturday when the same player had a penalty saved by who I consider one of the best goalkeepers in the business, Julian Speroni, guessing the right way to keep honours even.

Crystal Palace is one of the more difficult grounds to get to in the country, whichever mode of transportation you choose in order to arrive.

It’s one of those places where you can be just a few miles away and there’s still no clue to its whereabouts.

That’s why, with the major hub of London Bridge not offering an option I made my way to Victoria Station and landed in Bromley for 10.30am. 

Now, even though this attractive town lists Charles Darwin the naturalist as one of its former residents, famous of course for his publication of ‘on the origin of species’, no-one could tell me the origin of a bus to take me to Selhurst Park just six miles away!

It was only after asking John, an American Palace fan wearing his club shirt, that I found there were no direct services to the ground. 

Luckily, there was one available space in his car and that’s how I got there. A point apiece was just about the right outcome however, as Palace had a couple of loud shouts for a penalty themsleves, and also rattled the bar early doors. 

The Clarets are applying themselves well, although goals are sitll proving elusive.

There is a big chance to leapfrog the opposition on Saturday as Sunderland come to town. 

With both teams looking for their first Premier League win of the current campaign the stage is set for a real ding-dong of a game.